Axis History Forum

This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day.
Founded in 1999.

Discussions on all (non-biographical) aspects of the Freikorps, Reichswehr, Austrian Bundesheer, Heer, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Fallschirmjäger and the other Luftwaffe ground forces. Hosted by Christoph Awender.

Caldric wrote:I wonder how much more ground they could make in a day compared to regular marching infantry.

I would say that if infantry marches about 50 km a day maximum cyclists can easily ride about 100 to 150 km a day in good conditions (gravel road) or even more if no fights. Very bad roads and swerves to forest routes (paths for example), when bikes are even carried, drop day's journey to the level of a marching infantry. So cyclists can be at least two to three times faster than infantry.

The Belgian 5th regiment karabiniers-wielrijders was a Belgian training regiment. They were sent to France for training in May 1940. They did 300km in two days with their bicycles.